Music Diary, Vol. -58
Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2022
LYRICS: Dolly Parton (Curly Putman), "Dumb Blonde"
SONG: She made her name with music for kids and later for TV, but Gwendolyn also had a brief but rewarding period as a freak folk singer-songwriter. Among several faves, this quietly cosmic tune, in which she plays glass harp, always rises to the top.
SONG: She made her name with music for kids and later for TV, but Gwendolyn also had a brief but rewarding period as a freak folk singer-songwriter. Among several faves, this quietly cosmic tune, in which she plays glass harp, always rises to the top.
LYRICS: Elvis Costello, "Shot With His Own Gun"
SONG: The Occitan singer Jain became a favorite of mine during the pandemic, and while I love almost every track on her 2 albums so far, I always come back to this sprightly, infectious early single.
SONG: The Occitan singer Jain became a favorite of mine during the pandemic, and while I love almost every track on her 2 albums so far, I always come back to this sprightly, infectious early single.
LYRICS: The Roches, "Runs in the Family"
SONG: I can claim no single Caroline Polachek gateway—her overall incandescence crept up on, then washed over me—but this art-song-worthy semi-ballad is the track I keep returning to with the most curiosity and pleasure.
SONG: I can claim no single Caroline Polachek gateway—her overall incandescence crept up on, then washed over me—but this art-song-worthy semi-ballad is the track I keep returning to with the most curiosity and pleasure.
LYRICS: Fleetwood Mac, "Songbird"
SONG: It's not just the vivid Farfisa organ that makes this rocking track by the '60s Argentine band Los Gatos so infectious, but it sure doesn't hurt. A great morning-walk-to-work song, in my experience; your mileage may vary.
SONG: It's not just the vivid Farfisa organ that makes this rocking track by the '60s Argentine band Los Gatos so infectious, but it sure doesn't hurt. A great morning-walk-to-work song, in my experience; your mileage may vary.
LYRICS: Claire Lynch, "If Wishes Were Horses"
SONG: It may be heresy to say it, but Maria McKee's spirited rendition of this Goffin/King classic isn't just grittier and bluesier than the iconic Dusty Springfield version most folks know; I also find it more soaring and emotionally rewarding.
SONG: It may be heresy to say it, but Maria McKee's spirited rendition of this Goffin/King classic isn't just grittier and bluesier than the iconic Dusty Springfield version most folks know; I also find it more soaring and emotionally rewarding.
LYRICS: Bob Dylan, "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)"
SONG: They came out within months of each other, so I can't claim that this salty Haim track from Women in Music Part 3 record proves they'd heard Waxahatchee's breakthrough Saint Cloud album. I'll just think of them all as song sisters.
SONG: They came out within months of each other, so I can't claim that this salty Haim track from Women in Music Part 3 record proves they'd heard Waxahatchee's breakthrough Saint Cloud album. I'll just think of them all as song sisters.
LYRICS: Roy Acuff (Charlie Swain), "Great Speckled Bird"
SONG: If there is a heaven, this tune has got to be on heavy rotation there. Accept no substitutes.
SONG: If there is a heaven, this tune has got to be on heavy rotation there. Accept no substitutes.
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